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Are you ready to Bling On The Holidays??? If you love glitter, silvery tinsel, shimmery paint, and shiny decorations, the Bling On The Holidays Blog Hop will leave you inspired to make something sparkly for this holiday season.

There are 15 awesome projects made by 15 crafty ladies that will have you headed for the craft store for more supplies. Get ideas for decorating your Christmas Tree, decking the halls, and sprucing up your holiday dinner table.

I’m sharing a Christmas Ornament that I made for my daughter and son-in-law’s First Christmas Together. Keep reading for the materials list and instructions for this ornament.

Here is the Blog Hop List. After visiting all of projects, you are eligible to sign up for a drawing for a $150 Amazon Gift Card. You can do some Christmas Shopping or treat yourself!

Blog Hop List

P.S. I Love You Crafts – Our First Christmas Together Ornament
Anika’s DIY Life – LED Christmas Tree Wall Decor
My Pinterventures – Baking Soda Gingerbread Ornaments
Intelligent Domestications – Poinsettia Christmas Wreath
365 Days of Crafts – Handmade Christmas Cards
Love My Simple Home – Chicken Wire Christmas Tree
Day to Day Adventures – Glitter Letters for Christmas Decorations
Faeries and Fauna – Christmas Cushion and White Glitter Christmas Tree
Our Crafty Mom – Glittered Mason Jar Light
Knock It Off Kim – DIY Holiday Crackers
The Latina Next Door – DIY Christmas Ornament
Finding Your Joy in the Journey – Christmas Letters with a Little Bling
Craft Create Calm – Gingerbread House
DIY 180 Site – Vintage Christmas Bulb Wreath
The Inspirational Vault – Glittery Snowflake Decor

Our First Christmas Together Tree Ornament

My daughter and son-in-law got married in May. It was a gorgeous outside wedding at a local winery. Her colors were a beautiful summer Malibu Blue and gray.

My friend did the flowers, and they were breath taking. My daughter’s bouquet was fresh blue and white roses with sparkly rhinestone brooches. She also put the brooches in the mothers’ corsages.

We saved the brooches, but I wasn’t sure what I to do with them. My first thought was that they would be beautiful on handmade cards.

When we announced the Bling On The Holidays Blog Hop, those brooches immediately came to mind. I wanted to create a special Christmas Ornament that Mike and Katie will be able to remember for years to come.

I wasn’t sure what type of ornament would work best with the brooches. I was originally thinking a flat ornament that was either a wreath or tree shaped. With the brooches being so big though, the ornament I had in mind was too big and heavy.

I was cruising through heaven…..I mean Michael’s, and spotted this wooden Christmas Ornament with flat sides. I knew that it would work perfectly, and I would be able to add touches of silver glitter, the rhinestone brooches, and have room for their names and wedding date.

The flat sides of this wooden Christmas ornament aren’t very big. I wasn’t sure how I was going to fit their names in a 2″ x 2 1/2″ space.

I was hoping that my Cricut Explore would cut a font that small, but the first font that I tried was too detailed. Then I tried this font called Elegant Cake. I still couldn’t get the whole date to cut the way I wanted, so I settled for just the year.

Supply List for Our First Christmas Together Ornament

Wooden Christmas ornament with flat sides.
White craft paint
Silver Adhesive Vinyl by Expressions Vinyl
Blue rhinestone trim
Rhinestone Brooches
Silver Wink of Stella
Blue satin ribbon
Paint Brush
Cricut Explore
Thick Craft Glue
Wire Cutters

Christmas Ornament Instructions

Paint the wooden ornament with white craft paint. I did two layers.
I used a Silver Wink of Stella pen to add shimmer to the balls on the top and bottom of the ornament. Before this project, I had only used Wink of Stella on paper, but the tiny brush tip was perfect for for getting into that tiny spot where the ball meets the ornament.
Using the Cricut Explore, I added my daughter and son-in-law’s names on one side and 2016 on the other side.
I cut the rhinestone trim to size and attached it with thick tacky glue.
After cutting the pin backs off of the brooches with wire cutters, I attached them with thick tacky glue.
To finish the ornament, I glued the blue rhinestone trim to thin blue satin ribbon. After it dried, I thread it through the hook and tied a knot in the end.

I love how this First Christmas Together Ornament turned out. It’s a treasure that the new couple will cherish for years to come.

Don’t forget to check out all of the SPARKLY projects brought to you by my talented and crafty friends!